String-bean stripper.



L. RAHNE.

STRING BEAN STRIPPER. APPLICTION FILED 0CT.26,1915.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEioE.

LEONARD RAI-INE, F SEATTLE. WASHINGTON.

STRING-BEAN STRIPPER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD RAHNE, -a

citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, have invented new and useful Improvements in String-Bean Strippers, of which the following is a specification.

i This invention relates to devices especially y. adapted to be used for stripping strings from beans and the like and it consists in `the novel features hereinafter described and lclaimed. g

V An object of the invention is to provide a stripper of the character indicated which is adapted to be applied to the edge portion of a a 'pan or other suitable receptacle and which is provided with resiliently supported blades `adapted to cut into the opposite sides of the bean as it is passed through the device and remove the strings from the longitudinal seams between the opposite side portions of the hull of the bean. Guiding rollers are `provided adjacent the said blades and serve as means for directing the upper and lower portions of the bean toward the blades. Side rollers are journaled upon the frame of thedevice and serve as means for directing the opposite side portions between the i hinged members 3 blades.

y `In the accompanying drawing :Figure 1 is an edge elevation ofthe stripper. Fig. 2 is a front view` of the same. -The other iigures 3 and 4 are detailed views of the features of the upper rollers.

The stripper comprises a body 1 having at itslower side clips 2 by means of which the said body may be applied and supported at the edge of a pan or other suitable receptacle. The body 1 is provided' at one side with forwardly disposed portions 3 having which serve Ias means for directing the ends of the bean between the stripping blades'A hereinafter described. The body 1 is rovided with a central opening the ends otP the opening being located at the `inner ends of the portions 3. Spring pressed rollers 4 are journaled at theopposite sides of the opening through the body 1 andthe springs which operate upon the axes `of the said rollers are 'under tension with a .tendency to normally Ahold the rollers toward each other. As the beans are passed through the opening in the body 1 the rollers 4 bear against the opposite side portion of the beans and hold them in proper position Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mar, 21 1916. Application led October 26, 1915. Serial No. 57,983.

with relation to the stripping blades. Rollers 5 are journaled at the upper and lower end portions of the opening through the? body 1. The axes of the rollers 5 are disposed transversely with relation to the axes of the rollers 4. Frames 6 are attached to the axes of the rollers 5 and the said frames carry cutting blades 7 which are disposed at the upper and lower end portions of the opening through the body 1. 'Springs 5 ai'e interposed between the upper and lower walls of the opening throughthe body 1 and the frames 6 and normally hold. the said frames toward each other.

In operation the body 1 is applied to the edge of a pan or other receptacle and the beans are passed successively through the opening in the said body. As the beans move longitudinally through the body the rollers 4 engage the opposite sides thereof and hold the beans in position while the rollers 5 engage the upper and lower sides of the beans and inasmuch as the blades 7 are connected to the fruies 6 with the rollers 5 the said blades are' properly positioned in order to cut into thgupper and lower sides of the beans and remove the strings therefrom as the beans are passed through the body 1.

From the above description taken in con- .junction with the accompanying drawing, it

ing, the tension of the springs which oper- 100 ate against the said rollers being such las to have a. tendency to normally hold the rollers toward each other, spring pressed rollers mounted at the upper and lower end portions of the opening through the body, 105

frames carried by the axes of the last mentioned rollers and stripping blades carried by the said frames.

2. A bean stripper comprising a. body having at one side pointed guides and pr- ,e ollers journaled at vided with an openinlfy y the opposite sides of the rollers, means for normally holding `saidrollers toward each. other,

rollers journaled 4 at theA` upper. and lower ends of the opening through the body, means Yfor normally holding the last. mentioned rollers toWardffeach other, Aframes mounted upon the axesluof the last mentioned said frames.

In testimony whereof I alixrmy signature 1n presence of two Witnesses.

f LEONARD RAI-INE.

A Witnesses CARL J. SMYIH, M. A. SHALOW.

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